POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a two-car smash after one of the drivers died later in hospital.

The collision on the A441 Evesham Road at Cookhill, near Redditch, happened on Friday, August 22, at around 9.34am.

It involved a blue Ford Ka and a silver Ford Mondeo.

The driver of the Ford Ka died at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch on Sunday, August 24.

The Mondeo driver was un-injured.

The Coroner for Worcestershire, Mr Geraint Williams, has been informed and a post-mortem examination is expected to take place tomorrow (27th August).

Anyone who saw the collision, or either of the vehicles being driven earlier, is asked to contact police on 08457 444 888, quoting 186S/220808.